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Hugh F. Wynn
May 14, 20203 min read
COVID-19 Forces Far-Reaching Financial Lessons
The current COVID-19 upheaval in the lives of millions of people, not just in American but worldwide, is a harsh reminder to all of us
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Hugh F. Wynn
May 7, 20204 min read
CARES Act Allows Emergency Withdrawals from Retirement Accounts
Provisions of the recent CARES Act makes it easier for retirement plan participants to take early withdrawals and/or loans from those plans
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Hugh F. Wynn
Apr 30, 20203 min read
Save and Invest...Or I'll Wash Your Mouth Out With Soap!
I don’t believe young people are disinterested in saving and investing.
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Hugh F. Wynn
Apr 23, 20203 min read
What if I NEED to Sell Investments During Coronavirus Crisis?
When investors panic and sell after a market suffers a big drop they either lock in a loss they create a taxable event.
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Hugh F. Wynn
Apr 16, 20204 min read
Beware! The Inflation Monster Can Wreak Havoc on your Retirement
The average inflation rate hops around like a floppy-eared jackrabbit over time, but since the early 1900s America’s inflation has averaged
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Hugh F. Wynn
Apr 9, 20205 min read
COVID-19 Teeter-Totter: Balancing Our Nation's Health and Wealth
Will the CARES Act help us avoid a recession?
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Hugh F. Wynn
Apr 2, 20204 min read
Did You Know? You Don't Have to Take RMDs in 2020
Among the important provisions of the Coronavirus-related CARES Act are waivers for Retirees with withdrawals due in 2020
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Hugh F. Wynn
Mar 26, 20203 min read
Coronavirus Crisis: Should I Buy or Sell My Investments, or Neither?
When the stock market suffers a “crash” of significant proportions, the most common question asked by those with a position in the market is
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Hugh F. Wynn
Mar 19, 20204 min read
Target-Date Funds: Simple, Diverse and Great for the Autopilot Investor
Target-date funds (TDFs) are offered to investors that seek to grow assets over a specified period of time, usually for retirement.
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Hugh F. Wynn
Mar 12, 20203 min read
Watch Those Pennies. The Dollars Will Take Care of Themselves.
You’ve heard the old refrain, “Watch the pennies and the dollars will take care of themselves”. It’s the underpinnings of everything I...
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Hugh F. Wynn
Mar 5, 20203 min read
The Skinny on Non-Retirement Household Savings Accounts
During this endless political season – I’m fine with about six months of campaigning instead of two years – there have been some...
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Hugh F. Wynn
Feb 27, 20203 min read
Win Your Own Lottery
It’s not uncommon for routine lotto participants to spend $1,000 or so per year chasing this “get-rich-quick” gambit.
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Hugh F. Wynn
Feb 20, 20203 min read
Save A “Real” Million Bucks By Retirement
Will you be in hog heaven if you retire with a million bucks in your retirement account?
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Hugh F. Wynn
Feb 13, 20202 min read
Who Pays Taxes On Fund Distributions?
Who pays taxes on capital gains of stock sold during a given year by fund managers.
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Hugh F. Wynn
Feb 6, 20203 min read
The Coronavirus Crisis: Could it Infect the Market?
Investors shouldn’t dismiss out the impact of the Coronavirus virus.
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Hugh F. Wynn
Jan 30, 20204 min read
IRA Withdrawal Exceptions: More Rules For The Tools
The main concern folks – especially young folks – have with IRAs is their “forever” feature.
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Hugh F. Wynn
Jan 23, 20203 min read
Tools with Rules: Those Fantastic IRAs
it’s important that Millennials and Gen-Zers begin saving (and investing) early in order to optimize The Amazing Power of Compounding.
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Hugh F. Wynn
Jan 16, 20203 min read
Does Investing Mix with a Great Depression?
Are we on the brink of another "Great Depression?"
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Hugh F. Wynn
Jan 9, 20204 min read
Your Portfolio’s Beating Heart: The Index Fund
Investing is as complicated as we choose to make it.
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Hugh F. Wynn
Jan 2, 20204 min read
Financial Fairy Tales Can Come True (But They Need Some Pixie Dust)
The easiest path for a Millennial or Gen-Zer to become financially independent and retire early is to carefully select his/her parents.
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Hugh F. Wynn
Dec 26, 20192 min read
The Great 2019 Christmas Heist: Congressional Grinch Targets IRAs
The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act made several changes to retirement account rules.
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